Jon Ball
(Drums/percussion) – Jon got his start on the drums by following in the
footsteps of his father, and fellow 23rd Street Café drummer,
Bob Ball.After learning from
Bob and studying drums and percussion with private teachers through high
school, Jon was accepted to study percussion at the University of Michigan
School of Music in Ann Arbor.While
at Michigan, Jon played before crowds in excess of 100,000 people in the
intimate confines of Michigan Stadium – The Big House – as a member of
the Michigan Marching Band.After
earning his bachelor of music degree in music performance in classical
percussion, Jon returned to Philadelphia and earned his law degree from
Temple University School of Law. In
addition to his "day job" as a lawyer, he plays with a number of
musical groups. Jon recently joined the Aubudon Jazz Explosion big
band (www.jazzexplosion.com)
and plays on several of the tracks on the band's second CD, Summertime,
released in July 2002.

Jon has played all over the United States and abroad
in a variety of ensembles playing many styles.Representative engagements include: a US and Canadian tour of the
Broadway musical Me and My Girl and numerous other regional musical
theater tours; house drummer/percussionist at the Bucks County Playhouse,
Society Hill Playhouse and the Cheltenham Playhouse; showroom and lounge
acts at Harrah's and Tropicana casinos in Atlantic City; select live dates
with touring blues acts including Arthur Adams (Blind Pig), Chris Cain
(Independent), Sydney Ellis (Black Wallet), Frankie Lee (Hi-Tone), and
Lonnie Shields (Rooster); local blues acts including the late Frankie
‘The Soulman’ Alstin, George Bonds and the Blues Keepers, Brave New
Blues, Deb Callahan Band, James ‘Thunderbird’ Ford, Ron Kraemer and
the Hurricanes, and Wanamaker Lewis; 50’s Review featuring Danny and the
Juniors, Johnny Tillotson, and the Marvelettes; Opryland, USA; Cedar Point
Amusement Park.